Hand-bag.



J. THENSER.

HAND BAG.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1910.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

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JOHN THENSER, OF GARIBOU, MAINE.

HAND-BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 13.,

Application filed May 25, 1910. Serial No. 563,313.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN THENsnR, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Caribou, in the county of Aristook and State of Maine, raveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand Bags, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to improvements in hand bags.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a neat, folding bag forthe articles carried by school children.

Another object is to provide a bag for small articles carried in thehand, especially arranged to meet the requirements of school children,and comprising a folding bag having a central lunch compartment withouter book, and pencil and pen receptacles each receptacle beingprotected by a flap.

Another object is to provide a light, neat inez-rpensive hand bag soconstructed that the same can be folded to form a fiat package while notin use.

l i ith these and other objects in view, the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described and finally pointed out in the appended claim, it beingfurther understood, that changes in the specilic structure shown anddescribed may be made within the scope of the claim without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification and in which likenumerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several. views:Figure 1 shows a side elevational view of a hand bag embodying myinvention disclosing the pen and pencil holding receptacles. Fig. 2shows an opposite side view, disclosing the book receiving receptacle.Fig. 3 shows an end view of the bag distended. Fig. 4 shows a section online 4tt of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 1,disclosing the bag as folded. Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 1,disclosing the bag as distended. Fig. 7 is a detached detail of one ofthe metal frame members as used in my invention, while Fig. 8 shows adetachec. detail of one of the clamping frames.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 designates a main inner bagsection made of canvas, leather or other suitable material. This bagsection has an accordion plaited bottom 5, so that the bottom portion 3i. i. L section 1, is the outer plia of the bag when not in use, can beneatly folded. Secured to this main inner bag section 1, are the twosimilar end sections (3 which form an integral, part of the inner bagsection 1, as is shown. in ifiigs. 3 and (3. In connection with my handbag, I use av metal frame comprising two similar three sided framemembers 13, one of the frame members being shown in detached detail inFig. '7. At each end, each frame member is provided with an aperturcdeye it. llwo such members 13, are hingodly co: ted ly means of asuitable pin 15.

lilCil f1; member 13 is further provided with a loclc ing button. 17, asis usual in c mstructions of this kind, these but ns being it (Cd andsprung apart in locking or unlocking, the bag.

The two connected metal frame members 13 are connected to the upper endsof the main inner bag section 1, as are the upper ends of the endmembers 6. The upper ends of the end members 6 however, extend asuitable distance beyond the pivot points 15, as is shown in F t. Thisarrangement permits the end members (3 being fully spread out when theme frame, or the mouth of the bag is op As shown in 1 and 53, the metalframe members 13 give support to the carrying handles 18.

Secured to one side 0 he main inner bag ntpocket forrm. section 2, shownin Fig. 2, the ends of the se pliant members 2 being plaited as shown inFig. 5, as is the bottom 3, as clearly disclosed in Fig. so that thispocket member can be distended to permit the insertion of a slate or thelarger books carried by school children.

In Fig. 52, the dotted lines 2 disclose the up per edge of this outerpliant main pocket forming member. A iiap 7 is secured to the framemember 13, as shown in Fig. 2, having a clasp 8, so that the up end ofthis outer flap is securely closed and protected.

Secured to the opposite side of the main inner bag section is the outerpliant pocket forming section 8, which forms a smaller pocket, whileadjacent this smaller pocket 3, are the pen and pencil pockets at,shown. in F 1, the smaller pocket 3, being protected by means of theflap 9, which has its ends continued to form the end flaps 11, coveringthe pen and pencil holding end pockets clasp 10, while the smaller endflaps 11, are held in place by means of the clasp buttons 12, as isusual in hand bag construction.

In order to securely hold the main inner bag section as well as theouter pliant pocket forming sections, and the end sections 6, to theframe members 13, I provide two clamping frame members 14, which aresecured to the inner face of the bag forming members by means ofsuitable rivets. According to this construction, the main inner bagsection as well as the end sections, and the outer pliant pocket formingsections, and also the flaps are securely clamped between the members 13and 14.

It should be understood that these hand bags will be made in varioussizes and that any suitable material may be used in connection with thebag sections as well as the flaps.

A bag constructed according to my invention is simple and inexpensive,and both durable and etficient in operation.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by United States Letters Patent is As a new article ofmanufacture, the herein described hand bag comprising two pivotallyconnected frame members, a main inner bag section having plaited sideand bottom portions, pliant outer pocket forming members secured to themain inner bag section on opposite sides thereof, flaps covering themouths of the outer pocket members, and clamping plates applied to therespective frame members, the said clamping plates serving to secure theedges of the inner bag section, the outer pocket members, and the flapsto the frame members.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN THENSER.

Vitnesses RossnLL A. SHAW, CHARLIE E. BROWN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

